2003-0086
INTRODUCED BY: 'RAM' RAMCHANDRAN, COUNCILMAN, DISTRICT III
BARRY MINNICH, COUNCILMAN, DISTRICT VII
RESOLUTION NO.
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A resolution to re-commission The Citizens Subcommittee on Comprehensive Building Codes to study and re-evaluate the formulation and installation of building codes. To implement the enforcement of a permitting procedures and review sources of funding as recommended by South Central Planning and Development Commission (S.C.P.D.C).
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WHEREAS, The Building Code Committee, created by Resolution No. 3323, on June 5, 1989, was abolished by Resolution No. 4246, on March 18, 1996; and,
WHEREAS, The Parish of St. Charles has experienced unprecedented growth and development which is expected to continue into the Twenty-first (21st) Century; and,
WHEREAS, The St. Charles Parish Council has recognized the need for the adoption of a comprehensive set of local building codes due to the anticipated surge of development during the next decade; and,
WHEREAS, The South Central Planning and Development Commission (S.C.P.D.C.) was hired in the past to coordinate the adoption of building codes in St. Charles Parish and the initial recommendation of S.C.P.D.C. is to create a citizen subcommittee for the study and formulation of local building codes for eventual consideration by the Parish Council.
THE ST. CHARLES PARISH COUNCIL HEREBY RESOLVES:
SECTION I. That the “Subcommittee on Comprehensive Building Codes” be created whose purpose shall be to formulate a comprehensive set of building codes and related administrative procedures for eventual consideration by the St. Charles Parish Council. The function of the “Subcommittee on Comprehensive Building Codes” shall be to study the range of building code options available to the community, formulate an appropriate comprehensive set of local building codes, develop a corresponding body of administrative procedures for the enforcement of the proposed codes, and ultimately present said b...
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